Упр.5 Модуль 3c ГДЗ Spotlight 8 класс

Приведем выдержку из задания из учебника Юлия Ваулина, Джунни Дули 8 класс, Просвещение: 5 Fill in the gaps with the Past Perfect or the Past Simple.
1
A:… (you/manage) to catch the 8 o’clock train last night?
B: No, it…(already/leave) when I… (get) there.
2
A: What…(Helen/do) when she…(arrive) home?
B: Well, she… (make) something to eat and then she…(go) to bed.
3
A: Why…(Sarah/be) so upset last night?
B: Before she… (come) to find us, she…(get) in a fight with her sister.
4
A:… (the children/see) their father yesterday?
B: No. By the time he…(drive) back from the city, they…(already/fall) asleep.
*Цитирирование части задания со ссылкой на учебник производится исключительно в учебных целях для лучшего понимания разбора решения задания.

Ответ

1. A: Had you managed to catch the 8 o’clock train last night?

   B: No, it had already left when I got there.

2. A: What was Helen doing when she arrived home?

   B: Well, she made something to eat and then she went to bed.

3. A: Why was Sarah so upset last night?

   B: Before she came to find us, she had got in a fight with her sister.

4. A: Had the children seen their father yesterday?

   B: No. By the time he drove back from the city, they had already fallen asleep.

Разбор: Past Perfect употребляется для действия, которое произошло раньше другого действия в прошлом, а Past Simple — для более позднего действия в прошлом.